Apocynaceae FAMILY
Landolphia nitens
Landolphia nitens
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Landolphia nitens is a climbing shrub. The fruits are sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar.
HabitatForests near the coast and in the east of Madagascar at low elevations[ 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. ].